The build
A site written for a technical buyer
Specs, materials, tolerances and capacity laid out in the terms a buyer already searches with — so they can qualify you without an enquiry, and enquire already half-scoped.
Fabricated Metal
Structural steel
Structural steel is won at the specifier’s desk and the estimator’s inbox — on your fabrication capacity, the standards you fabricate to, your coating and connection detailing, and whether you can hit a program date on site.
A structural engineer or head contractor is checking you can carry the tonnage and certify the work, not admiring a hero shot of a warehouse. I make your capacity, compliance and completed projects easy to find and specify, so you land on the tender list instead of hearing about the job after it’s let. Proof of similar projects does more here than any adjective.
What I'd build you
A site that gets found, believed and quoted.
Found
Ranked for what you actually make
A page per process, material and sector instead of one “Services” page — every one its own door into the site, matched to how buyers search rather than how the business is organised.
Asked for
Named in the answer, not the results
Buyers ask an assistant before they ask a supplier, and it quotes whoever actually answered. Question-led content and structured data put your words in that answer.
Measured, not claimed
2.9s.
Time to main content on a phone, against 6.9s for the median of 5 comparable firms.
Reported
Numbers you can put in front of the MD
Speed, search visibility and enquiry volume measured on a regular cycle and reported back — so the site is answerable for something rather than just existing.
What I build for structural steel
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A capacity page — tonnage per week, section sizes, shop area, lifting — an estimator can size a job against
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A standards and compliance page (fabrication certification, welding standards, coatings) for the tender gate
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A project portfolio structured by building type to prove capacity and quality
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A tender/enquiry flow capturing drawings, tonnage, program dates and site location
Frequently asked questions.
What manufacturers ask before they hire me. If yours is not here, ask it — the answer is usually short.
Will engineers and specifiers find our capability?
Structured capacity and standards content makes you specifiable and findable, so you reach the tender list rather than learning about the job once it’s awarded.
Can we show projects as proof?
A project portfolio organised by building type demonstrates the capacity and quality that win the next tender — the single most persuasive thing on a steel fabricator’s site.
How do we convey shop capacity so an estimator can size us up?
A capacity page states tonnage throughput, section sizes, shop area and lifting, so a head contractor can confirm you can carry the job before enquiring.
Do our fabrication standards and certifications surface?
Compliance content gets structured, schema-marked pages, so the standards you fabricate and coat to are visible to specifiers and to AI, not buried in a PDF.
Can we be found for a specific sector like commercial, industrial or infrastructure?
Sector pages target those terms, so a buyer with a warehouse frame or a bridge component finds a fabricator who’s done that work before.
How do tender enquiries get captured with enough detail to price?
An enquiry flow captures the drawings, tonnage, program dates and site location, so you can respond to a tender with the information that actually drives the price.
Does detailing and connection design capability matter on the site?
Yes — content on detailing and connection design positions you as a fabricator who removes risk from the build, which is what a contractor values beyond the raw rate.
Proof — recent manufacturer work
All case studies
Industrial fastener manufacturing
P-Clips by Birmingham Specialities
A new B2B e-commerce site for Birmingham Specialities — built so a procurement buyer sees the engineering and certifications before the cookie banner loads.
Welding supplies & equipment — trade wholesale
Weldability-SIF
A trade portal for a welding wholesaler founded in 1925 — 3,400 pages, contract pricing, credit and reordering pulled live from the ERP.
Industrial distribution & engineering services
Tidyco
A rebuild for a Derby fluid-power and rail engineering group — seven divisions, one front door, and a 50-guide library that answers buyers before they enquire.
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